DateExpected
Late May 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Caribou Highlands Lodge, Lutsen, Minnesota
Lutsen Township, Cook County
Countdown
May
The long one: 50 km out and back on Lutsen's trails with 1,280 m of climbing. Runners who want a proper day out get nine hours to do it.
Key facts
01Lottery entry, with no qualifying time or distance needed
029-hour cutoff
034 aid stations on the out-and-back course
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The course
The route
Lutsen Township
Distance50km
Total climb1,280m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate43.5 km
Weather
Late-May, Lutsen Township
10°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
1°CColdest in 20 years
41%Days with rain
Highs around 10°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 41% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Naomi Nelson05:31:009.1 km/h
02Tara Wernig05:35:548.9 km/h
03Jordan Hausladen05:53:208.5 km/h
50
Women finishers
7:26:17
Median time
6.7 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserRocksteady Running
Websitesuperiorspringtrailrace.com
Instagram@rocksteadyrunning
Running since2003
Training
Training for the Superior Spring Trail Race 50 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Superior Spring Trail Race 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 1,280 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
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